Big Game Hunting Press Releases and Blogs

Calling all archers: Please fill out your hunter reports if you're done for the season

Monday, October 7, 2019 - 9:18 AM MDT

You can submit your harvest reports online or by calling (877) 268-9365. The phone option is available 24 hours per day and seven days per week. Please have your hunting tag number when calling.

Don Coulter hunting elk medium shot 2013

Dress for the weather and you'll be more comfortable during your hunt

Friday, October 4, 2019 - 10:09 AM MDT

big game hunter dressed in hunter orange using a range finder on a snow coverd mountain ridge Ben Studer medium shot November 2016

Hunt safe: Survival tips for big game hunters

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 3:28 PM MDT

Every hunting season, hunters get lost in the woods, and while most escape no worse than tired, chilled and hungry, the hazards of being lost in Idaho's woods shouldn't be underestimated, and here are ways to avoid it.

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Hunters and anglers are reminded they must stop at check stations

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 11:32 AM MDT

Hunting seasons are here, and soon hunters will see Fish and Game check stations throughout the state. Remember that all hunters must stop at Fish and Game check stations, regardless of whether they’ve harvested game. Failure to stop can result in a citation.

Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer Meghan Roos checks a fishing license near Castleford March 2010

Don't commit license fraud, buy the right licenses and tags

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 10:19 AM MDT

Brush up on the trespassing laws before you go hunting or fishing

Monday, September 23, 2019 - 3:00 PM MDT

Hunters: Buy deer tags early to avoid the last minute rush

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 5:16 PM MDT

Deer hunters have a lot to look forward to this season, but standing in a long line waiting to buy a tag should not be one of them. Fish and Game is anticipating high volumes of sales immediately before the opening day on Oct. 10. By buying tags early, hunters can avoid the last-minute rush.

man and boy hunting in the Fall colors October 2012

Hunting season is here: see what's open in late August and September

Friday, August 23, 2019 - 1:44 PM MDT

Use those 'emergency' items in your hunting pack for more than emergencies

Friday, August 23, 2019 - 1:41 PM MDT

Prepared hunters carry survival gear for an emergency, but you don’t have to wait for a worst-case scenario to use them, and these items come in handy for more than a dire situation.

US 20 buck deer with velvet on it's antlers August 2008

Warm weather means hunters should take extra precautions with game meat

Friday, August 23, 2019 - 9:50 AM MDT

bull elk with grass on antlers head shot

2019 statewide and regional deer, elk hunting outlook

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 8:35 PM MDT

Idaho deer and elk hunters should see good to excellent hunting for elk and white-tailed deer, and average mule deer hunting in 2019, but that’s likely to vary by location across the state.

Read the outlook

Second controlled hunt draw results now online

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 3:09 PM MDT

Results of the second controlled hunt drawing have been posted.
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Hunters: nonresident/second elk tags are sold out for 2019

Friday, August 16, 2019 - 9:40 AM MDT

Nonresident hunters who plan to buy a deer tag, or resident hunters interested in buying a second tag, should do so quickly.

2019 second controlled hunt drawing information (now closed)

Friday, August 2, 2019 - 4:27 PM MDT

The following tags were available for application for the 2019 second controlled hunt drawing: 1123 tags for deer, 1259 tags for elk, 127 for pronghorn, and 34 for black bear. Drawing results will be released by Aug. 25.

The application period is now closed.